Don’t forget TONIGHT is the Striking Out Cancer Event at Island Park in Windom. A meal will be served under the white tent near the ball field. A minimum suggested donation of $10 per meal will consist of Pork Loin Sandwich, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Chips, Cookie and a drink. The Event Schedule is Meal will be held from 5-7pm a Short program in the Tent at 6:45pm. At 7:15 after warm-ups, there will be a Survivor Recognition on the Field. Survivors will be introduced and will walk around the bases. Golf Carts will be available as well. Survivors will remain on the field while Gail Smith sings the National Anthem. The Windom Pirates will take on the Mountain Lake Lakers at approximately 7:30pm. After the 3rd Inning, committee members that have passed away-Leon Stalls, Diane Bennett, Don and Loretta Jackson will be honored and after the 7th Inning there will be kid’s activities.
Reserved Seating will be available for survivors and their families and/or caregivers. Cancer Ribbons will be available for purchase and donations will be accepted throughout the evening. Come out for a great cause a fun night and Let’s Strike Out Cancer! TONIGHT.
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Windom Police Department took a report of a theft on July 11th at approximately 850am. An Officer was dispatched to the back door of River City Eatery located at 344 10TH ST, WINDOM. River City Eatery owner, Andy Harries reported he had a generator chained in the back, box of the River City Eatery pickup. The pickup was parked overnight in the alley parking lot to the NE of the back door of River City Eatery. The generator last seen at 5:00 pm on the 10th. Also missing was the lock but the chain was still in bed of the truck. The Westinghouse – WGen 9500 generator, is valued at $2,000
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reported on the 10th a Deputy responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch at approximately 3:40pm on a township road in West Heron Lake township. Warmka Towing assisted at the scene. Later in the day Deputies assisted the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office with a stolen vehicle that was located in Jackson County. The matter remains under investigation. On the 11th a deputy responded to a report of littering on the north end of Round Lake. A metal table was found near the lake shore near the dead end of 320th Avenue. Handled a report of an attempted scam by both mail and phone and mid-morning, responded to a report of a transient walking along I-90 near Jackson. A 55-year-old homeless male requested a ride to Martin County to continue east across the country. Jailers drove to the Mower County Jail in Austin and transported a 43-year-old male from Austin to the Jackson County Jail for a DUI and Driving After Revocation warrant in Jackson. And at approximately 2:15pm A deputy received a report of two adult males in a black Honda SUV who hand motioned to two middle school aged girls to come over to their vehicle at the Fairgrounds. The girls did not do so. The vehicle left and was not located anywhere in the area.
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Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Board Meeting will be held Thursday, July 14th at 9:00am in the Cottonwood County Law Enforcement Center.
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Murray County Commissioners met and approved the request from the ARPA committee for a Public Safety Outdoor Warning Siren in Swenson Park at Sarah Lake. Currently the camp host currently goes around in person and physically has to knock on doors to warn campers of impending threatening weather. The $22,000 cost includes the siren, poll and setting the poll. The cost does not include electrical hook up. The Commissioners also approved $4,000 for a 2-day training educational opportunity for the training for the recently purchased side scan sonar to aid in search and recovery efforts in the water. The training is both classroom and hands on. Area fire departments and first responders will be invited to participate. Both Project recommendations will be paid with the Murray County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers weekly reports were as follows: Conversation Officer Thor Nelson (New Ulm) received calls concerning boating, angling, and deer-hunting regulations. He worked angling, boating, invasive species, off-road vehicles, and litter/dumping violations. Catfishing success remained high, but success rates for other species were low.
Conversation Officer Dustin Miller (Windom) worked a busy Fourth of July holiday with large numbers of people taking advantage of nice weather boating and angling. Numerous contacts resulting in enforcement action were taken for both activities. Assistance was given with training at the ongoing Academy at Camp Ripley.
Conversation Officer Mike Gruhlke (Jackson) reports that he worked angling enforcement, aquatic invasive species enforcement, boat and water safety, and ATV enforcement. The river and lakes in the county were busy with kayakers. AIS enforcement took place at various public accesses within the county.
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